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AI Agents Are Repeating the Microservices Trap
Splitting work into smaller pieces makes the system look cleaner, but the real complexity needs to be in the handoffs
4 hrs ago
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Ari Franklin
Conviction versus Confidence
AI Can Create Confidence Easily. But It sahouldn't build Conviction.
Jul 10
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Ari Franklin
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AI makes the First Yes cheaper
AI lowers the cost of beginning things, but it does not remove the cost of owning what begins
Jul 8
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Ari Franklin
The Invisible Work Under Every Cascade
AI can help teams trace the hidden assumptions beneath their goal cascades.
Jul 2
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Ari Franklin
June 2026
AI Will Not Save You From Your Operating Model
AI adoption will fail when organizations try to scale it as a fixed methodology. It will work better when they spread disciplined adaptation
Jun 30
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Ari Franklin
Build what you’d use, then doubt what it proves: when every itch can become software
AI makes it easier to turn every idea into software. That makes personal use a better starting point, but a weaker reason to commit.
Jun 26
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Ari Franklin
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The Wrong ROI Question for AI
Evaluating AI with throughput accounting vs cost accounting principles
Jun 24
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Ari Franklin
The Most Truthful Roadmaps Lack Detail
A good roadmap doesn't predict the future; it communicates direction, exposes uncertainty, and helps a team learn whether its outputs are actually…
Jun 19
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Ari Franklin
AI Strategy Is a Blotto Game, Not a Factory Problem
AI makes execution cheaper, but that does not make strategy easier
Jun 17
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Ari Franklin
The Small Pieces That Make Big Things Work
Most success principles are true. They become useful only when you understand how they compete, combine, and correct each other.
Jun 10
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Ari Franklin
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May 2026
Goal Cascades Are Not About the Framework
Most teams do not have a goal-setting problem because they picked the wrong framework. They have a goal-setting problem because their work is not…
May 1
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Ari Franklin
April 2026
AI is eating the “keep things moving” work
Coordination gets cheaper, and the value of product work moves closer to what hasn't been decided yet
Apr 13
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Ari Franklin
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